August Goals

Goals for August | Day Trip to Wrightsville Beach

It’s back to school time around here. I cannot even believe it – it’s going to break my heart to send Owen back to school. I can honestly say I am not a fan of carpool – ha! I have loved the days we’ve had without a schedule, being able to take trips, etc. I will miss that sweet boy being around all day.

Goals for August:

1.Finish back to school shopping before the only thing for sell in 100 degree weather is long sleeves and sweaters in the stores. (Someone explain to me why sweaters are for sale so early)

2.Commit to my couch to 5 K. I have started running again and I really need to be dedicated so I can get up to a 5k again. I love the 10k trainer from Zen Labs. It’s free and works great for working up to running. I do need to work on my running playlist though. Since I didn’t run from March – June, I kind of slacked on adding new music.

3. I love, love, love, my Instant Pot. My favorite recipe I’ve made so far is Kalua Pig. I am not a slow cooker fan..I just never seem to get it together before lunch – ha! The pressure cooker is just right for me. Nom Nom Paleo also has some great facebook live videos you can watch on her facebook page which helped me with some of the recipes. I love being able to see it. And with the Kalua pig, I might be so lazy that I ask the butcher to go ahead and trim the fat and cut it in two. I also found some hawaiian sea salt at the Savory Spice Shop. So, this month I really want to find some more great pressure cooker recipes and focus on using it more. It’s just so easy.

4. Continue our kindness project with the kiddos – focusing on one way we can be kind each week.

Books I want to read this month.
The Mason Jar Cookbooklooks really interesting.

The Bulletproof Diet– just wondering how it’s different than whole30 after reading reviews on Amazon. It seemed to have a lot of good ideas about why you should be eating more good fat.

I’m currently reading The Magnesium Miracle + I love it, so I want to finish it this month.

Other Books I want to read:
My Life in Franceby Julia Child

Lab Girl(didn’t get around to last month. So many great newborn sessions, I spent most of my free time editing)

A Walk in the Woods

I’ve also started Everyone Brave is Forgivenso I’ll be tackling that this month, too. Oh, I love, love, love books.

(See what I read last month here)

I need to share my refrigerator progress. I loved the organizersI got and will be sharing more soon. (I buy 24 packs of organic eggs from Costco + love being able to stack them!

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Rebecca Keller is an NC Raleigh family photographer featured in People Magazine who spends her time sipping iced coffee, chasing after her two little ones, reading, running, and editing. Because we chat a lot about our personal lives on the blog, we may receive commissions on affiliate links in articles. Contact Rebecca Keller Photography for more information about Holden Beach and Raleigh family photography.